Posted 3:08 PM by John A. Seafisk

A New Taste Sensation

I received a large box in the mail today. It contained 12 bags of ketchup-flavored potato chips.


Yes, ketchup-flavored potato chips.


How? Why? Well, it all goes back a few weeks ago...(insert dissove effects here)


I had retured to the office from an errand, when I saw a collection of co-workers gathered around the kitchen table. They were gathered around a collection of bags of potato chips, made by the good folks at Golden Flake. There were all sorts of flavors: original, sour cream & onion, barbecue, hot, rippled, sweet hot barbecue, and so on. I, like everyone else, sampled from the bags. They were fine, but one flavor captivated all of us: dill pickle.


It may sound unpleasant, but it quickly became addictive. A tart & tangy taste...kind of like sweet relish. Not surprisingly, the dill pickle bags were the first to be completely gone. Even now, there are unconfirmed reports of dill pickle chip hoarding around the office. I must investigate.


Anyway, this culinary experience got me thinking about other flavored chips. My friend Todd told me about ketchup-flavored chips, which are apparently a big snack hit in Canada. Being a curious fellow with a curious palate, and being obessed with all things Canadian, I went on a search to find this unique snack delicacy. My tour took me to a very helpful chip site. After reading up on the tomato-powdery subject, I went for the gusto and ordered some chips, made by the good folks at Herr's of Nottingham, PA.


Unfortunately, the smallest unit I could order was a box of 12 5.5-oz bags. So I did it. Two to three weeks later, the box finally arrived. Fortunately, the first chip was tasty. Even more fortunately, the proceeding chips were good, as well. The taste is kind of similar to dipping french fries into ketchup, or like a very very mild barbecue sauce. What made the chips taste even better was the use of Heinz ketchup flavoring, instead of a generic or industrial brand. I'm not usually a one-brand consumer when it comes to foodstuffs, but it's either Heinz ketchup for me, or no tomato-based condiments at all...save for BBQ sauce.


Overall, this was one wacky online purchase that made the grade. And thanks to some help, only 7 bags left to go.